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The wedding dress was made many years ago, and it came with a promise: The first man you meet is the man you'll marry.

Shelly Hansen was horrified when her great-aunt's wedding dress arrived--because, according to family legend, she was destined to marry the next man she met. So when she tripped on an escalator and fell into Mark Brady's arms, she told him--and herself--that she wasn't interested in marriage. But then

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"It is Halloween and Lulu doesn't know if she should dress as Ladybug Girl or find a different costume for the special day"--

Halloween trick-or-treaters and rhymes introduce the American Sign Language for numbers.

Gilbert is excited about the costume he is planning to wear in the Halloween parade at school, until he discovers that lots of others have the same costume.

Sylvia Jean has an amazing costume for every occasion, but when a party is announced with a prize for the best costume, she cannot think of what to wear.

The tale of Patricia, a preschooler with a big imagination and a penchant for dress up. Patricia appears to her family as a princess, witch, a little mommy and finally as a girl named Patricia. Everyone indulges her except her seemingly know-it-all brother, Danny.

A boy tries to find the perfect Halloween costume for his pet dragon, so they can go trick-or-treating together.

Vampirina, the little vampire girl, plans a spooky costume party for her new friends in Pennsylvania.

"Everyone loves Halloween candy --even Turkey. But how can he and his barnyard friends get any when the farmers only give it out to children? With a costume, of course! As his pals look on, Turkey comes up with one clever costume after another. Each trick gets better and better...but will Turkey and his friends end up with any treats?"--Jacket.

Hector Gilligan and his little sister, Cressy, can't wait for the costume party at the new local waterpark. Hector plans to go as the Jellyfish Joker while Cressy dresses up as the famous Crabzilla. But after the Gilligan family returns home, Cressy acts strangely. When they try to take off her costume they can't--because it's the real Crabzilla! How they manage to bring home a giant-sized crab? And where is Hector's little sister?